I am excited to be in a group exhibition opening soon. My friend from Bath Spa Uni, Viv Meadows, is a volunteer at the Ammerdown Centre near Radstock, Somerset, and she suggested they hold an exhibition based on the Ammerdown values of Hospitality, Peace and Reconciliation. The first rule of making a suggestion as a volunteer, or committee member too, is that you have to be prepared to take it on yourself! So she found herself curating this, putting out an Artists Call locally in Frome and to other interested parties.
The timing coincides with the 50th anniversary of their founding so our Opening night will be a celebration indeed, with music, cheese and wine. The exhibition runs for all of June and part of July, but sometimes access will be limited if closed groups are using the centre, so if you can’t make the Opening, perhaps best to check for the best times to visit (https://www.ammerdown.org/WhatsOn/1114-/50th-Anniversary-Art-Exhibition-On-Hospitality-Peace-amp-Reconciliation).
The work I am showing is mainly 3D/mixed media, the Nest Box Project, but also a new piece in collage/mixed media which I think people will find challenging. The Journey references the experience of refugees as they search for a place of safety. It is almost finished, having been developing over a very long period. Last touches before I take a photo for the brochure…
Meanwhile here is one of the Nest Boxes, which are now held in perspex display cubes for preservation.
And here is the Invitation. It would be lovely to see some friends there.
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